Bobby pin dispenser



Dec. 28, 1954 T. M. DI RENNA BOBBY PIN DISPENSER" Filed Oct. 17, 1951 IN VEN TOR. Zr'fezzfM z'zezz 22a BY/YWX PW ATTORNEY United States Patent O BOBBY PIN DISPENSER Trent M. Di Renna, East Orange, N. J.

Application October 17, 1951, Serial No. 251,793

Claims. (Cl. 221--236) My invention relates generally to bobby pin dispensers and specifically to bobby pin dispensers having magnetic discharge positioning means therein.

It is among the objects of my invention to provide a bobby pin dispenser which is manually and magnetically operated and ejects one bobby pin at a time.

It is among the further objects of my invention to provide a bobby pin dispenser which may be operated with one hand.

It is another object of my invention to provide a bobby pin dispenser which includes therein magnetic means for positioning the bobby pins in discharged position preliminary to being ejected.

It is among the further objects of my invention to provide a bobby pin dispenser which is simple in form, easy to construct and operate and durable.

These objects and advantages, as well as other objects and advantages, are attainable by the device illustrated in the appended drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side view of my bobby pin dispenser;

Figure 2 is a front View in perspective of the cover of the bobby pin dispenser;

Figure 3 is a rear view in perspective of the cover of the bobby pin dispenser;

Figure 4 is a front view of the bobby pin dispenser with the cover removed;

Figure 5 is a view in perspective of the ejector;

Figure 6 is a view in perspective of the magnet; and

Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view of the assemblage; and Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view taken on the lines 8-8 in Figure 7.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, my invention presents a casing 11. The casing is hollow and is provided with a slot 12 at the bottom to receive a central wall or partition 13. At the top of the casing a magnet 14 is cemented in place. This magnet has a slot 15 to accommodate the top of the wall or partition 13. The inner sides of the casing 11 are provided with ribs 34 to provide a seat for the magnet 14, the top of which is against the top 35 of the casing. The sides of the casing at the front end are provided with elongated depressed areas 16. There is also a cut-out portion 17 adjacent to the wall 13, inorder to conveniently permit the insertion of the bobby pins. The top of the casing 11 has a central longitudinal slot 18. The magnet 14 has a hole 36 which receives the end 20 of a rod 19. A cover 21 ts over the front end of the casing 11. This cover has an opening 37 in the front in correspondence with the point of ejection of the bobby pins. The cover is open at the rear and bottom so that it may be slid down to enclose the front of the casing 11. On opposite sides of the cover on the inside thereof, there are a pair of dimples 22 which ride in the slot 16 and retain the cover 21 on the casing. Since the cover 21 is formed of resilient material, the cover is force-itted on to the casing 11 and in like manner the dimples 22 may be forced to override the depressed area 16 so that the cover 21 may be removed from the casing 11. An ejector 23 is provided. The ejector 23 has a serrated area 24 on top to permit of its easy movement by the pressure of the ngers when the casing 11 is grasped. The ejector has side grooves 25 which enter the central slot 18 und permit the ejector 23 to slide back and forth therein. The forward movement of the ejector 23 is restricted when it abuts upon the magnet 14, at which time the ex tended portion 26 will bear upon the rear of the magnet 14. The extended portion 26 has a passage 27 extending through its rear wall 28; midway, the passage is narrowed to a smaller diameter 29. A spring 30 is positloned in the larger end of the passage 27 and is carried on the rod 19; the spring 30 bears on the rear of the mag- Y net 14 and at its other end, bears on the rear wall of the casing 11. In order to retain the spring in place, the rod i shown in Figure 7. At the bottom of the ejector, a flange 31 is formed and extends downwardly. This flange corresponds in position with the ejection slot 37 and will exactly engage the rear end of any one bobby pin 32 at the top of the casing 11. The operation of my bobby pin f `ejector is as follows:

The cover 21 is slid upwardly to reveal the partition 13, The cover 21 may be removed altogether by forcing the dimples 22 to override the depressed area 16. The bobby pins are then spread slightly open at one end by apply- 'ing them to the nose 33 of the ejector 23 and then the spread ends of the bobby pins 32 are inserted so as to embrace the partition 13 and they are pushed inwardly until they assume the position shown in Figure 7. Many bobby pins, however, are made with slightly open jaws so that they need not be spread to embrace the partition 13. Succeeding bobby pins 32 are loaded in the same way until the casing is full. The cover 21 is then replaced on the casing 11 and the bobby pin dispenser is ready for use. The thumb is applied to the serrated area 24 of the ejector 23 and it is moved forward. This compresses the spring 30 and causes the flange 31 to impinge upon the end of the top bobby pin 32, whereupon it is moved a brief distance out of the slot 37. The user of the dispenser then grasps the end of the bobby pin which protrudes from the slot 22 and removes it from the dis penser. The release of pressure on the serrated area 24 will permit the spring 30 to restore the ejector 23 to the normal position shown in Figure 7. The magnet 14 thereupon acts upon the next bobby pin 32 and draws it up to dispensing position where it will be engaged by the ange 31, when the ejector 23 is actuated. Succeeding .bobby pins will be moved up to ejection position by the action of the magnet 14. In normal usage all of the bobby pins will not be ejected for use at the same time. If this were the case, it would be possible that the lowest of the bobby pins might be beyond the range of the magnet and would not be raised thereby to ejection position, but in normal operation it is likely that the dispenser will be carried in a purse or pocket which will permit the lowest of the bobby pins to move around until it comes within the reach of the attraction of the magnet, whereupon it will be moved to ejection position. It has also been observed that magnetic attraction between adjacent bobby pins tends to draw lower pins to dispensing position even though they may actually be beyond the scope of the magnet. The casing 11, the partition 13, and the ejector 23 should be made of nonmagnetic material in order that there may be no interference with the magnets 14 attractivity.

The foregoing description is merely intended to illustrate an embodiment of the invention. The component parts have been shown and described. They each may have substitutes which may perform a substantially similar function; such substitutes may be known as proper substitutes for the said components and may have actually been known or invented before the present invention; these substitutes are contemplated as being within the scope of the appended claims, although they are not specifically catalogued herein.

I claim:

l. A bobby pin dispenser comprising a casing having a discharge slot, a magnet attached to the interior of the casing with a longitudinal bottom slot and a longitudinal top channel, said magnet positioned above the discharge slot, a thin wall adapted to be straddled by a plurality of superimposed bobby pins, said wall depending from and parallel with the slot in the magnet at one end and engaged with the casing at the other end, a movable ejector slidably positioned in the channel and having a top extending outside the casing, a portion of the ejector extending behind the magnet, a spring engaged with the rear ofr yther-magnet and -vwith the -front of said portion normally urging the ejector away from the magnet, and a flange on the said portion of the ejector adapted to engagethefend of a bobby pin straddlingthe'wall atfthew;

top thereof.l

2. A bobby pin dispenser comprising a casingfhavingadaptedto be straddled'by a plurality of superimposed' bobby pins,- said wall depending from the slot; a movable l ejector slidablyppositioned in the channel, a portion of thev ejector extending behind the magnetg; a springgem gaged with ythe magnet and with said portion normally urging'the ejector away from the' magnet, `anda flange on thesaid portion adaptedto engage: the end ofV a bobby` pinstraddling the wall at the top thereof.

3.,A bobby pin dispenser comprising a casing having a discharge slot and a bottom slot, a magnet attached to the: interior casingnear the top and having a central longitudinal bottom slot therein,` a thin Wall of non-magnetic properties positioned in the slots, a central` longitudinal .channel in the top of the magnet, and a movable ejector slidably positioned in the channel having a portion extending outside of the casing and a flange engageable with a bobby pin straddling the wall adjacent to the `magnet.v

4. A bobby pin dispenser in accordance with claim 1 in-which the'casing'is cut away-atomeend-adjacent'toI the thin wall whereby the dispenser may be easily loaded with bobby pins.

5. A bobby pin dispenser in accordance with claim 3 in which the casing is cut away at one end adjacent to the thin wall whereby the dispenser may be easily loaded with bobby pins.

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